The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

-- James Thurber 詹姆斯·瑟伯

宴会上讲话人的神志清醒一般要持续两个半月左右;在这段时间结束时，他开始自言自语，并在睡梦中大喊大叫。

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It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape.

这是一项困难的工作，但这就是为什么我们要做它。只有那么多人能做这件事。但它能让你…暂时离开一段时间。你必须回去处理，但这是一个很好的逃避。

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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

如果我们想避免侮辱，我们必须能够击退它;如果我们希望确保和平，这是我们日益繁荣的最有力工具之一，我们必须知道，我们随时准备着战争。

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